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[@jimswaringen9589]

When he sang this live on the Conan show, he was actually sick and still knocked it out of this world. Absolutely worth your time.

[@xstatixtribalelectronicmus2787]

My wife and I heard them perform this song live August 1 in Alpharetta, Georgia, and it was absolutely flawless note for note😳🔥

[@jimgulley8835]

I think the version he sang on Conan was better and had better background music.

[@willasacco9898]

I don’t think it is an exaggeration to state that his live performance on Conan was almost life-changing for many people. I thought that I would have permanent goose bumps.

[@module79l28]

You mean, Auto Tune knocked it out of this world. Sad that the showbiz "ruined" that performance, really, because when we hear the live version in Houston with Myles Kennedy, we realise that it was completely unnecessary.

[@sunshynff]

No he wasn't

[@villaincorp7728]

"Heavy Metal Singers CAN'T ACTUALLY SING", they said!!! David Draiman of Disturbed: "Here, hold my OH-WAH-AH-AH-AH!!!"

[@jacobrohwein3944]

In his younger years, Draiman was classically trained as a cantor, who is someone that sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue.

[@villaincorp7728]

oh i know!! he had "behavioral" issues.... like lighting a car on fire...@@jacobrohwein3944

[@hendrixhaskell4483]

No one said that lol.

[@villaincorp7728]

@@hendrixhaskell4483 🤣🤣😆😆🤣🤣

[@MoreMushroomThanMan]

👏 🥇

[@Sludgedragon]

I'm old and was used to the Simon and Garfunkel original, and I never thought it needed any improvement. But David Draiman and Disturbed knocks them out of the park. That voice! Best listened to with headphones at volume. This is what first got me interested in Disturbed and now I'm a fan.

[@annadreamsart9756]

Same. And I totally agree!

[@JPVNG67]

the original is the original , it has no comparison. This brilliant cover is in another tone and just adds how great is the original song.

[@floyd6545]

I just turned 61 and know exactly what you're saying. I can honestly say that I have never really listened to the words until this came out.

[@WatchingFromWork6636]

@@JPVNG67I disagree completely. Paul Simon wrote the song as a warning literally after waking from a dream. They sang it in that warning type way. Disturbed sang it in a manner that was scolding people for not listening to the warning. Both were and are appropriate for the time they were preformed.

[@JPVNG67]

nothing that i wrote is against what u said, yet its only your opinion like i have mine.@@WatchingFromWork6636

[@scottchapin2323]

It's been said, that Simon & Garfunkel's version was the warning and Disturbed's is the reality. Pretty accurate.

[@michaeltrujillo1881]

Yes the original was the warning and this version is the result and the truth the best sound is the sound of silence

[@Abrxas01]

The lament

[@UltimateGamerCC]

i see it more the original was the warning and this version is the anger that said warning was ignored.

[@tntlassiter]

The people who said that were wrong!

[@scottchapin2323]

@@tntlassiter were they?

[@kommentato1328]

Disturbed lifted that song to a whole new level. Never did a cover overwhelm me - this one did big time.

[@IAT1964]

This version is FAAARRR better than the original.

[@michaellegendre951]

Check out Hurt by Johnny Cash 😢

[@a-blivvy-yus]

@@IAT1964My Dad grew up with the original song. He raised me with the original as well. When I told him Disturbed had done a cover (he knew the band but didn't like how heavy they are), he laughed at the idea that they could even make a cover of that song sound good. It's been almost a decade since I got him to listen to it, and he still hasn't been able to pick a favourite. Neither have I.

[@metalmark1214]

Surprised you had not heard this one yet Lilly. Paul Simon of Simon & Garfunkel who were the originator's of the song said David Draiman's version of this song was the best he had heard.

[@JuanHughJorgan]

Paul Simon never said that.....for like the millionth time. The email he sent to David is literally everywhere on the net and on Disturbed's website. Since you are probably to lazy to go look it up since you believe this anyways, here is what Paul Simon sent David after the show on Conan: "Really powerful performance on Conan the other day. First time I'd seen you do it live. Nice. Thanks." That's it....

[@sunshynff]

@@JuanHughJorgan .....OMG...Thank you!!!! Someone that's actually NOT regurgitating some rumor they heard at the pub whilst doing Jäger bombs!!! Paul also started writing this song when he used to practice in the bathroom of his first apartment to get away from roommates, he said the tile gave a nice reverb, he'd turn off the lights, turn the water on to sound like he was using the bathroom and practice. One evening, "hello darkness my old friend" just fell out as he started strumming, and the rest, according to him, was stuff he heard in English Lit. that was full of brooding angst and he hoped it would impress the ladies. But hey, everyone else says Paul could tell the future and predicted all that came afterwards...lol.

[@JuanHughJorgan]

@@sunshynff Indeed! Most of the time, reality is far better and way more weird than the stuff that gets made up or misheard.

[@harrymetalhead3776]

Kinda gives ya hills don't it?

[@UncleD153]

In his younger years, Draiman was classically trained as a cantor, who is someone that sings liturgical music and leads prayer in a synagogue. But after being expelled from three different yeshivas and blowing up his high school rabbi's van, Draiman wasn't cut out for the seminary

[@Budini67]

But Synagogue was where he first found his voice and talent for singing. ❤🙏😇

[@Willifrex]

A cantor, that's super cool, does sound like some kind of wizard though XD

[@tghoran0369]

God had a different calling for him.

[@rhaje01]

This fact is what made the comparison of a "godlike" voice hit me. He was trained to sing "God's Word."

[@reflexiondunegrenouille8084]

Damn... That's a fully Metal story 😂🤘🏻

[@mrsouthie1569]

This and Johnny cash’s rendition of Hurt are by far my two favorite covers ever made

[@UltimateGamerCC]

facts

[@Vitaee13]

True dat

[@stephendickson9000]

Damn straight

[@markmarangi73]

Totally agree

[@antoniodagostino2291]

Trent resnor from nine inch nails who wrote and performed hurt said it now belongs to Johnny Cash after hearing his cover

[@anth5189]

As a fan of Simon and Garfunkel, Sound of Silence is one of the greatest songs ever written. David Draiman's version is the best I have ever heard.

[@JD-gn6du]

Simon and Garfunkle made it too upbeat, Davis Dariman does it in such a way you can feel the dark and macabre atmosphere of the lyrics of the song

[@deborahbrookes-mangan4107]

Totally agree!

[@Onyx_Panther]

This IMO is one of the best covers I have ever heard. The striped down musical. Davids voice is just, haunting and powerful.

[@jaskau2462]

Go check out "Phantom of the Opera" cover by Nightwish (End of An Era Live 2005) and you'll have another stunning cover... In case you haven't already heard of that rendition. Same goes to : "High Hopes" (Pink Floyd cover) from the same particular live gig...😉 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙 💯 💥

[@jaskau2462]

🤩👍💥💯 🎶 🤘😎 🇫🇮 💙

[@johnschutte71]

Phenomenal cover, he said in an interview the first time he heard it after singing it, he cried.

[@scottyb9896]

Few things can make me tear up let alone tears streaming! This guy continues to blow my mind!!! You the man Dave..

[@garymilner5486]

His version is absolutely‘BEAUTIFUL’!

[@eggstu]

He is classically trained and an incredible singer. This was everyone's shock when they released this song

[@suemoore6445]

He’s a classically trained Jewish Cantor, as his father and grandfather before him.

[@grantharriman284]

The resonance on that lead voice is INSANE. I will never get tired of it.

[@viggostenvard9906]

I have listened to this song/music video hundreds of times and it gives me CHILLS EVERY FREAKIN TIME!!!

[@wiccagirl2000]

IKR!!! Every single time!!!!!

[@TofuBug24]

People sleep on David as a singer. His range, control, and technique are one of the best in the business. They've also done a cover every album. Land Of Confusion they covered from Genesis is amazing, and Shout 2000 (is a heavy update to Tears For Fears 84' song Shout)

[@RacconCity]

You sure

[@Steve-vt8hl]

I saw them in 2019 when the "Evolution" album came out. When they played this song, he sang it THROUGH your soul, I had goosebumps over my entire body and it brought me to tears because he knows how to capture the attention of an audience. David Draiman IS a rock God.....PERIOD !!!!!

[@janepowers6711]

This song debuted in 1964, was a huge hit. No one speaking down from the clouds, the message was & is clear. A different arrangement from original, with David Draiman, a trained vocalist with a powerful interpretation of song.

[@Keith-fk5wh]

He ran int Paul Simon at a party sometime after this was released. He said he was worried about his reaction to the restyling of one of his classics but Paul loved the way they had re-envisioned it.

[@TheHulk2008]

This is definitely the most incredible voicals I really have heard him sing. He really put his heart and soul into this.

[@dmj4966]

The story I heard is that this is the only cover of one of his songs Paul Simon has linked on his website. Hope this is true, it definitely deserves the shine

[@steve9199]

The live version he did on Conan was pretty epic too.

[@WatchingFromWork6636]

He sang that on Conan while sick as hell as well.

[@bobbyclarkston8836]

A band called ‘Bad Wolves’ covered ‘The Cranberries’ “Zombie” a few years ago. It is my absolute favorite cover of any song. Highly recommend listening to it and checking out the video. 🤘

[@sharks4330315]

That cover isn't bad but the cranberries are still better.

[@garyrobb5341]

Loved your reaction and take on this. I was in college when Simon and Garfunkel did the song and overlooked it except for the line “the words of the prophets are written on the subway walls.” He brings out the message so much more powerfully and it pertains even more now. You reflected that beautifully. Luv ya girlie! 😊

[@jamienordmeyer4345]

David has a beautiful voice when he wants it to be. Disturbed has done several balad type songs, and they're all just beautiful! But I love his hard stuff too! Stupify is still one of my favorites!

[@larryc3860]

Thanks to S & G for writing and recording this classic over 50 years ago, allowing Disturbed, Pentatonix and others to re-interpret the meaning.......a warning against an increasingly detached, unfeeling, cold society.......maybe more relevant today than in the 1960's

[@sunshynff]

Well only P wrote it, and he did so to sound brooding and full of angst in order to impress the ladies, but he has said that he is quite pleased that people draw such meaning from it to this day.

[@Jasper0o0]

This is an epic cover. His voice with the instrumentation is so perfect, & always brings a tear to my eye.

[@GMad-sc4uk]

The Official music video and the story it tells is a masterpiece in and of itself! 🙏🙏

[@jaimiesagerquist5]

A lot of metal screamers are amazing singers. It's always a treat when they choose to sing.

[@IAmNeomic]

Howard Jones is the perfect example of this. Incredible screamer, but his voice is so incredibly soulful when he sings.

[@larrybutler8948]

3 brilliant sisters Called The Warning wrote a song called XXI century Blood. They were pre-teen and one was a young teen when they wrote this. The Music Video won 4 out of 8 awards. They are showing no one listened to Paul Simon. 3 Sisters from Mexico that are rocking the world right now.

[@jimclifford1241]

Your reaction to this beautiful classic was amazing. Thank you, young lady.

[@Razic1984]

One of my favourite song's and on my playlist ❤️ he sing it so beautifully. Perfect performance

[@BenjaminRowe-hz8tx]

This is my favorite cover of sound of Silence. I love to watch your facial expressions as you listen to the songs.

[@elvishemeon389]

The Hollies , "The Air That I breath" . Beautiful Love Song .... one hit wonder :)

[@phantomf4747]

I'm pleased to see you react to this the way many others have. I too, to this day still feel that shiver when I hear it. The power is undeniable. Full transparency, I'm a HUGE Disturbed fan. That said, as someone to was diagnosed with and lives with PTSD this song was golden to me. "The Sound of Silence" from my point of view is the words not said when something was needed. In that space, your mind fills in the blanks, or in this case. the silence. Glad you enjoyed this. David is an amazing vocalist but is 100% grounded and humble. So rare for a man with such talent and notoriety in this music space. Have a blessed day, -PhantomF4G

[@nate4036]

I love all genres of music but my all time favorite is Disturbed. David is simply amazing

[@pressman1788]

Great reaction, song and performance!❤️ Live version from Conan is great too.

[@danielmeola3651]

Yes, wonderful

[@johnjwedrall4290]

I found your channel today and subscribed to it today. Thanks for sharing this beautiful voice of this man ❤

[@Mr.Misfit2814]

One of my favorite cover songs! You would think a total metal rock song, but no that got the solemn respect it needed for it! Great job Disturbed!

[@judygodwin1777]

This definitely is a masterpiece. It actually penetrates your very soul.

[@eastvoll]

Another great cover you should check out is Johnny Cash’s cover of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails.

[@Greg_Andrews]

You have a smart group of people recommending these great songs for you! This is my eighth in a row of your videos and still going. Great job Lilly Jane!

[@Broomrider1492]

Grew up with Simon and Garfunkel. Granddaughter led me to Disturbed, and then I found Geoff Castellucci and he did a cover of this. Geoffs' cover won't be blocked as he is independent and does everything himself. I absolutely love the original and both covers.

[@genarogilormino2139]

Absolutely beautiful ❤ the best cover ever

[@omarescamilla1644]

The emotion on your face was great. A powerful song!

[@brianslifeafterstroke5990]

love your facial reactions to his voice/song they exhubit more than what could be spoken...🥰🥰🥰

[@joshkeddy2314]

Watching your reaction makes me wish I could hear this for the first time again, this is probably my favourite cover of a song of all time!

[@lawrencekoprowski6480]

I always get the chills on this song

[@karlbecker8775]

One of the best covers ever, IMO. Another of my favorite covers is Shinedown doing the song Simple Man.

[@scotthawton7637]

Just watched 5 of your reactions. I am now subscribed!

[@rebeccasmith3016]

I heard this song for the first time two weeks ago and I swear it literally has changed my brain chemistry. It’s somehow beyond just music.

[@johnthegreek5836]

Disturbed’s cover is a masterpiece, this video also portrays the meaning of the lyrics, Simon & Garfunkel version was a warning and Disturbed’s version is we better get our act together

[@nenageorge4957]

This palcony of generations...

[@arconreef]

This song is about the failure of communication in modern society. "People talking without speaking, people hearing without listening." In other words, people are not making a genuine effort to understand people they disagree with. Instead, they demonize them and dunk on them on social media. Paul Simon truly was prophetic when he wrote those lyrics back in the 1960s.

[@eevan11]

This song is based on a American officer in word war 2 and the speech he gave to the German people that were next to a " Death camp" for the jews. When it was discovered what had happened there , the people protested that they had nothing to do with it. His response was that by being silent they gave strength to the Nazis,. " Silence like a cancer grows" Bad things grow in strength and power when no one speaks out and it's greatest ally is "The sound of Silence" When he became aware of the speech and wrote this song at such a young age is just simply mind blowing.

[@sylvanaire]

I saw this video floating around YT for a long time before I deigned to watch/listen to it. I am a long time S&G fan & just couldn’t imagine anybody could do a better job w/the song than they could. But, I was curious & read a few of the comments & someone wrote that he took this on as a challenge to those who said he couldn’t sing, only scream & boy did he prove them wrong! Idk how true that is, but it got me to play the video & I was completely blown away! It’s one of my favorite covers now.

[@WheresWaldo05]

I am a huge music buff. I spent multiple years searching for and downloading all the greatest songs (in my opinion) ever made. Hundreds and hundreds of hours searching for songs i had heard but had no clue who even sang them. 2700+ songs and 800+ artists later i still could not tell you what any song is about. And really dont know many of the words outside of the chorus'. Cause to me, quite frankly, the words do not even matter. They could be any words. It's the beats and music that makes or breaks songs to me. As long as the words sound like they fit to the music. You can't beat an epic score/beat. Or even the tonality of the singer. So when i say this song is beyond epic.... you know i mean it.

[@ZombieJesus1987]

Disturbed does a fantastic cover of Genesis' The Land of Confusion. Worth checking out!

[@michellemiles9966]

You should check out the Nine Inch Nails cover of Hurt that Johnny Cash did. You might want some tissue handy though, just maybe. It's profound and powerful. Similar to Disturbed's S&G cover, it hits harder than the original. I think you'll like it.

[@Daily-Inspiration-For-Life]

This song came out right about the time my wife passed. Hello darkness my old friend, indeed. I would listen to it over and over for months. I loved your reaction by the way. I really enjoy how you same songs from a variety of sources and different eras. Keep up the fantastic work.

[@bobbyc3895]

David Draiman is a great singer. The ability to go from the gorgeous baritone to the sweet tenor to then transitioning into that growling heavy metal rock vocal - is just awe inspiring. I actually went down a rabbit hole because of this song, finding isolated vocals of hard rock/heavy metal singers, and was just shocked to realize how talented so many of them are - it's not just screeching or growling, so many of them are great SINGERS - just singing a different style than maybe we are used hearing.

[@ericswanson411]

Fun fact. When David and disturbed covered this song, I want to say it was on Conan. The difference between that time and the music video aside from it being live was David was very sick when he sang this on Conan. As for what song I think is a masterpiece or close to being a masterpiece. Other than this, it would have to be The Light by Disturbed.

[@jedislap8726]

How is that a "fun" fact?

[@ericswanson411]

@@jedislap8726 it's just an expression.

[@Aubrey_Yates]

The Conan O'Brien live version is also epic. Even though they auto-tuned him and David was livid when he found out.

[@WatchingFromWork6636]

Completely unnecessary as well. He sang it the way he did for a reason, with purpose.

[@jasonregister3494]

I love that you touched your heart. Because that's where it hit you. ❤

[@user-sz4lk4yn2u]

Lilly jane, i just can't get enough of you and your videos, i been your biggest fan for as long as i can remember, i love and support you so much Lilly jane. ❤️

[@TigermaskenRH]

I can’t recommend The vengeful One from Disturbed enough, it’s definitely one of my favorite songs and music videos of all time. 😄

[@blameit6]

He didn't just sing it he made you feel the words in the song.

[@ryanellsworth7246]

Surreal yet haunting! An instant classic! Wonderful! Thank you for sharing!

[@Damien_D1977]

When I die this is the song that will be playing. This song has always been a favorite of mine from the original to this one. Cause well darkness is my friend.

[@tarisedai9573]

Disturbed covered Land of Confusion by Genesis and it was also brilliant. You should check out some of their other songs too. Stricken is a great one to start with.

[@Froggeth81]

As others have said, Disturbed also have an amazing cover of "Land of Confusion" by Genesis. I'd recommend the music video too it’s great!

[@lancemarteen86]

This is simply beautiful. Kinda like you. Great reaction! Keep em coming.

[@michaelharrison8920]

This is one of the best versions of This beautiful classic I ever heard brilliant 🤩

[@boqndimitrov8693]

amazing voice! and a cover that totally surpasses the original. ❤

[@ChristopherSteiner-hf2rt]

I think it is better then the original

[@krimke881]

It's such a great example how a cover can elevate a song.. also a metal cover of such a song, just shows how freakin cool arrangement a metal band can do it! For that, I'm on constant alert for such covers.

[@SeanHendy]

I can't even count the number of times I have heard the Simon and Garfunkel original including the live performance concert in central park, which I have on vinyl, gifted to me from my Dad, an original pressing, complete with lyrics booklet, that must be somewhere in the region of 40 years old. So, when I randomly came across this version some years ago, I was initially sceptical. But as I listened to it, how it had been arranged, the stages of elevation, and vocal performance, I was blown away, moved emotionally and left breathless by the end. When music impacts you that powerfully, you know it is something special.

[@MsMegF]

If you liked this, you’ll love Hold On to Memories by Disturbed. Another beautiful balad.

[@thescourgeofathousan]

This song was written as a warning of a future they saw coming. In this version I think David’s singing is illustrating anger that we let it come to pass despite the warning.

[@sunshynff]

Actually Paul wrote it in his bathroom with the lights off, and the lyrics were just different things he picked up in English Lit class that sounded brooding and full of angst, to impress the ladies, that's the extent of it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpWXpGCIjq2gn5osi=wlXXIUvmacVx3QJP

[@brianslifeafterstroke5990]

I am really enjoying your reactions physical and verbally; I am happy I found you...😁

[@hakannorlings2439]

There is two versions of this song where Disturbed does this Simon & Garfunkle song, one of them they do it Live in the talk show Conan on TBS.

[@bobsmith5229]

not bad for a 50+ year old song. its a tear jerker.

[@littlemudlost]

it will be 60 next year

[@metalmark1214]

Masterpiece songs Alter Bridge - Blackbird Live at Amsterdam Queenryche - Silent Lucidity Lovebites - Frozen Serenade 2021 Live in Tokyo with lyrics Testament - Return to Serenity (lyrics video) 6:32 min Triumph - Fight the Good Fight Live at 1983 US Festival

[@Sog8045]

I 100% agree with Queensryche-Silent Lucidity. That song is epic and I do not think anyone will ever do it better than the original! Excellent callout.

[@davidgraylord5977]

Just found your channel. You asked about standout performances. Heart does a tribute to Led Zepplin at the Kennedy Center Honors of Stair Way to Heaven. It Brought Robert Palmer to tears who was in the audience. The drummer in this performance is Jason Bonham the son of John Bonham. The bands drummer that passed away. He's also wearing his dad's hat.

[@EsoxLucius21]

You keep coming up on my recommended videos. Been watching them think you do great. Subd.

[@lillyjanereacts]

Awesome, thank you!

[@hermunkulus]

The live version on Conan is even better

[@garymartin7258]

this is one of the few remakes made better,

[@warr1973]

This, and cashes hurt

[@myphone4590]

It's the way the growl suddenly goes away at the end for the long clear note, and then the quieter slowing last phrase: he was in complete control the entire time.

[@samuelsiedschlag4486]

This song gives the chills. Absolutely love it...

[@peteowens3033]

I have listened to this song since if first came out over 60 years ago and I have to say . . . this version is the best and most powerful version of this song that I have ever heard. I absolutely love it! It is also the first time I have ever heard any song by this artist.

[@geoffyoung7822]

Every time I hear David sing this I'm covered in goosebumps and shivers down my spine .

[@kevinmitchell7821]

This is the best cover of a really nice song. The way the tempo picks up throughout the song is amazing and is on all of my playlists,

[@jasonbolen5232]

Excellently done definitely one of my favorite songs of their's, another one is. The Light.

[@SteelersHigh77]

I thought the fun of seeing peoples first reactions to this was over. LOVE the greenery!!

[@jasonspencer1967]

Hi, I love you! Don't be scared of the change! He'll yeah! 🤟 all your reactions is amazing and precious. Thank you! 💪

[@kevingroth124]

The song as sung by David is quite the "mind-fug" ain't it? I've seen tears form in a hardened member of a MC eyes while listening to this song. And I've heard it countless times in my Playlist and not 1x has it not left me in awe and with chills.

[@Celtopia]

Thank you "LJ" .....i love your enthusiasm.

[@jeffreymeyer4848]

Well said, Lilly. Everybody has a voice, and no one ever gets heard

[@tonyfurminger8308]

Great reaction Lilly. You asked for recommendations, may I suggest either Care, This Strange Engine or The Great Escape by the band dubbed 'Britain's Best Kept Secret', the incredible Marillion. Go for the live versions where possible because this band is amazing on stage

[@thekrls1]

A reaction to any song that only gets paused one single time, at the beginning, just speaks volumes on how powerful the art is. Definitely captivating 💯

[@philipmay6003]

Just as brilliant as David Draiman's epic vocal, is the amazing arrangement and performance of the music which provides that extra eerie emotional edge. I was 14 when I first heard the Simon & Garfunkel original in the 1960's and I was captivated by it. When I heard Disturbed's version, I was blown away. It was like Disturbed had discovered a side of the song that I never knew was there, but upon hearing it, knew that it belonged there.